Dare Me To Be The Girl Book
In her latest collection, Dare Me To Be The Girl, Susan Milchman invites readers on an immersive journey through the raw and radiant terrain of love, loss, identity, and resilience. Each poem is a testament to her intimacy with language as an art form—transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary. With haunting verse and vivid imagery, Milchman transcends the page, blending emotion with a tactile, visual storytelling experience that lingers long after the final line.
Explore a collection where poetry meets design—where words are not only read but deeply felt, seen, and remembered.
Awards & Recognition
Art Directors Club: This one-of-a-kind volume has been recognized by the iconic Art Directors Club for creative excellence in book design in 2025 and won Printing Industry Midwest’s Best of Category, People’s Choice and the highly coveted Best of Show for distinctive achievements in artistry, craftsmanship and creativity.
Americas Print Awards: Recognized by Americas Printing Association Network (APAN), a coalition of regional/state printing & graphic communications associations as the best print project in the United States of America for 2025.
Graphis: Recognized in this stunning showcase of over 700 exceptional works from the globe's most innovative designers.
DARE ME TO BE THE GIRL is a limited edition print run of 250 / each copy is numbered and signed by the artist.
About the Author
Susan is the author of the chapbook Mascara, Boobs & Headbands and the recently released book, Dare Me To Be The Girl.
Her poetry appears in many publications and anthologies including The Journal, Stirring, FERAL: A Journal of Poetry and Art, SWWIM Every Day, Rust + Moth, Glass: A Journal of Poetry, Rogue Agent, tiny wren lit and elsewhere. She has poetry in the anthologies Bramble & Thorn, Haunted, and Final Girl (Porkbelly Press). Susan’s poetry has been nominated for Best of the Net.
A note from Susan
My work is exploratory, in that I seek to uncover the ephemeral beauty hidden within the universal themes of loss & heartbreak / wreckage & resilience.
We are human & experiencing loss is a condition we must endure throughout our lifespans, regardless of who we are. No one masters the art of loss, but it remains an essential part of our individual journeys … our truth. If we rebirth ourselves one wreck at a time … our truth is always changing, it is fluid.
If truth is fluid … my writing aspires to capture that elusive space & often invisible bridge that leads us to places of deeper meaning.
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